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by ufd108
Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:23 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Source for FPGAs
Replies: 11
Views: 7854

5 x Wave Serpent Grav Tank (Games Workshop) 3 x Fire Prism Grav Tank (Games Workshop) lol I don't suppose they are on your list? :D I have an old trek kit as well but that's a bit lower on my list No, not even on my ever heard of them list! :D I'm strictly Star Trek. But feel free to PM me if you h...
by ufd108
Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:37 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: lighting & electronics
Replies: 14
Views: 16750

Re: lighting & electronics

[quote="cerberus"]Okay I have the Defiant with the DLM colored inserts so I'm looking at about 12 LED's Ten for the inserts One for the fiber optics for the crew windows & One flasher for the formation lights. I also have the Maquis ship w/ the DLM colored inserts about 15 LED's for th...
by ufd108
Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:30 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Source for FPGAs
Replies: 11
Views: 7854

severedblue wrote:much obliged ufd108
Any time. What kit are you planning to light? If it's one of the kits on my long list of "someday I'm actually going to build this thing" I would be willing to work on the design with you.
by ufd108
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:53 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Source for FPGAs
Replies: 11
Views: 7854

that's a Xilinx part. Worked with them before. What program are you using to write the code for these? Also please let us know if you find a [small order] source for them. For small orders of either the Xilinx parts or the Actel parts I mentioned in my last post you can get them from my employer, A...
by ufd108
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:48 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Source for FPGAs
Replies: 11
Views: 7854

The Xilinx FPGAs, like the Spartan family, use a configuration rom. The Coolrunner parts are not FPGAs but simple PLDs. Take a look at Actel (now Microsemi SoC). Their FPGAs are truly flash based so they don't require a configuration rom. And the programmer is only $49. The website is www.actel.com.